"You're held down so long and told what to do. You're supposed to fit in this fuckin' mold all the time. Music is your one place to break out and just say fuck it all, do what you want, be the person you are with no fuckin' rules."

"We'd spend hours panhandling so we could eat, then we'd bum rides to my brother's garage so we could practice,"

"Everywhere we played, people wouldn't let us back and stuff because the way we play, I don't know...we kinda...I think it would frighten some people. It's just us goin' off, and it's too much, the puke and the fuckin' blood and things like that."

"Each of us comes from different backgrounds and inspirations. So when the four of us come together it creates what everyone else hears. In the past we were in groups that tried to emulate other bands we like. But now our sound comes from writing whatever came natural and not trying for a particular sound or style."

"I had certain beliefs shoved in my face all my life. So it wasn't until an older age when I started thinking for myself and choosing my own direction. We all wouldn't be who we are if it wasn't for our parents and families and all those things being the way they were."

"Every day seems like a dream. We used to have a refrigerator that was always empty because all of our money went to barely being able to make rent. We'd sell CDs or clothes just to buy groceries or pay bills. And now here we are living out of a bus and we're able to eat a couple meals a day. We've got a record in stores, and we're doing what we love for a living. It's unreal."